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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

FDA is providing the following information from Premium Edge Pet Foods to alert pet owners of a voluntary recall of certain cat foods manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods for Premium Edge. The affected brands were found to contain an inadequate level of thiamine, which may cause clinical signs of thiamine deficiency in cats eating this food. FDA is working on this situation and will provide additional information as it becomes available. If your veterinarian diagnoses that your cat has become ill from consuming the affected pet food, please ask your veterinarian to file a report with FDA.

Diamond Pet Foods has issued a voluntary recall on the following date codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult cat food and Premium Edge Hairball cat food: RAF0501A22X 18 lb., RAF0501A2X 6 lb., RAH0501A22X 18 lb., RAH0501A2X 6 lb. The date of manufacture is May 28, 2009. All retail outlets shipped the above lots were contacted, asking them to pull the product from the store shelves. The retailers were also asked to contact their customers via email or telephone requesting them to check the date code of the food. However, if you or anyone you know has these date codes of Premium Edge cat food, please return them to your retailer.

Symptoms displayed by an affected cat will be neurological in nature. Symptoms may include wobbly walking or muscle weakness, paralysis of the hindlimbs, seizures, ventroflexion (bending towards the floor) of the neck, and abnormal eye movement called nystagmus. Any cats fed these date codes that display these symptoms should be immediately taken to a veterinarian....More

To contact Premium Edge Pet Foods, please call 800-977-8797 between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm central time, Monday through Friday.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (Oct. 20) - Plum Organics of Emeryville, Calif., is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns over possible botulism contamination.The product was sold individually throughout the country at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us stores. The recalled product is sold in 4.22-ounce pouches, with a "best by" date of May 21, 2010, and UPC 890180001221.Plum Organics apple and carrot portable pouch baby food with a best buy date of May 2110, shown above, and UPC code 890180001221 have been recalled.The company is concerned that the baby food may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism, a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition. Consumers should not use these products, even if they appear to be normal, because of the possible health risk.No illnesses have been reported in connection with the baby food, and no other Plum Organics products are affected, the company said in a statement.More information is available by calling 888-974-3555 or by e-mailing info@plumorganics.com.More from the FDA

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On March 16, 2007 Menu Foods announced the recall of 60 million cans and pouches of its products for cats and dogs – the largest pet food recall in US history. Contaminated food was believed to be responsible for thousands of pet illnesses and deaths. On July 4, 2007 Linda Rheinstein launched the iDoggiebag Foundation to help ensure that such a tragedy would never be repeated. The iDoggiebag Foundation exists to promote safe food for pets and people through research, education and dedicated donations. The traditional doggie bag provides a way to carry good food home. Your purchase of the iDoggiebag will provide a way to ensure the food we bring home is safe. Carry the iDoggiebag as a symbol of your commitment to protect yourself and your pets. Proceeds from the sale of every iDoggiebag help further the mission of the iDoggiebag Foundation to create An International Contaminated Food and Feed Alert Network (iCFAN) or the "Nipper Alert".